Timothée Chalamet, who was a courtside staple at Madison Sq. Backyard throughout the NBA Finals, instructed SportsCenter that he would “way rather” have a New York Knicks championship than an Oscar.
“Way rather this than the Oscars! Come on, baby!” Chalamet mentioned courtside on the Frost Financial institution Middle on Saturday evening, moments after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs and claimed the NBA title in a 4-1 sequence. “Knicks are champions, baby!”
The celebration didn’t cease there. Chalamet made it inside the locker room to have fun the win along with his hometown staff. In a video of the “Complete Unknown” star partying with the Knicks, an off-camera voice requested Chalamet if he wished goggles to guard his eyes from the champagne showers. Chalamet replied, “I don’t deserve them. I’m not an athlete. Usually, I have a stunt double do that.”
Chalamet has been nominated thrice on the Oscars, and all thrice had been for finest actor. He landed his first nomination for “Call Me by Your Name” in 2018, his second for “A Complete Unknown” in 2025 and his newest for “Marty Supreme” in 2026. Whereas Chalamet has waited eight years thus far to land his first Oscar win, the Knicks needed to wait 53 years to win one other title. Their final championship run was in 1973 in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers, who, coincidentally, they beat 4-1.
Chalamet wasn’t the only A-lister who watched the Knicks reside throughout the finals. Different stars who sat courtside at MSG embody Spike Lee, Larry David, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Mariska Hargitay, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan and Taylor Swift. President Donald Trump also stopped by for Recreation 3 on the Backyard, turning into the primary sitting president in historical past to attend the NBA Finals. Recreation 3 additionally occurred to be the one one the Knicks misplaced.
